Manure-loader.



W. PFILE. MANURE LOADER. APPLICATION FILED Nov.19. 1912.

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MAN URE LOADER. APPLIOATLON FILED 11017.19. 1912.

Patented Aug 12, 1913.

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C5. M0( I JJ CLQYMLLL the upper portion o nonnen-nonnen @pecnontton of 'Letters @stent Application tiled November le, 1212. dormi No. 732,272.

Patented Ang, t2, tonda 270 all whom may concern:

Be it known that i, Wimmer Prime, s citieen of the United States, residing et Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and Starte of illinois7 heve invented certain new ond useful Improvements in Monure-Loeders, o which the following is o specification.

The object ore this invention is to construct e in ennre tender for the purpose of gathering end conveying manure from the ,ground to o wegen.

A Jurther object so that it con be moved by its end it is in motion, to gothcr the monnaie its bed, thus cutting o path thron .h the hed, .the repetition oi this action finely disposing oit the ventire bed of manure,

in the accompanying drowngs: Figure l is o side elevation .of the ioeder. Fig. 2 is e .nien view ot the loeder, the upper port of the elevating-.cerisier ond the cross-corrier not being shown.` FiA 3 is e pien view 'of the devoting-corner end the cross-cerner. y

The trnclr freine 1, cerried by the traction lwheeis 2 ond iront wheels 3, hes vneoinited ,upon it e suitnble engine d, for furnishing power.

A tronsverse shojtt 5 is corried by the freine '1' ond hes tixedly secured thereto :1

is to construct the lender own power 'sprocket-wheel 6 havingl e chein .drive to the sprocket-wheel 7 on the v.engine shott;

the sheft4 5 being constontiy driven while the looder is in operotion,1 Y

Gorried et the Itorword end of the freine nre two verticali posts 8 which support e shot 2 Fivoted to the sho-ift 9 *ere two rocking bers 10, which Corry ot their torwerd end o shaft 11o Mounted on the shoft 11 is o cylinder 12 which hos otteched to its eripheriei foce o. plurelity of extending teet i i3 ot'snitoble construction ondy being suitobl spaced. Fixedly secured to euch end o the c linder 12 ere the sprocketwheels 1e, on hnedly secured to shott 9 ere the s rocket-wheels 15, 16, 17 end i8, the s rccEet-wheels 1d, 16 ond it, i8 being connected by the ehein drives i9 and 20 respectivel A snitohie friction clutch 21 mounted on shaft 5 and operated by iever 22, hos

o sprocket-wheel 23 cerried by its looseA member, seid sprocket-wheel having o driving choin connection 2t with the sprocketwheel 15,

' cured to A friction clutch 25, mounted on shot 5 end controlied by lever 26, hos o chain drive 2'? with the counter shoft 28. A shaft 29, carried by the frame, inediy corries o drum ond spur gear 31, said spur-goor meshing with e spur-pinion 32 Xedly secured to shaft 28. yThe cnble 33, carried by the drum vennero has o connection with the yoked bar 311-, seid bor being pivoted to the etree end of the rocking bers 10 end being termed yoked so thot when the cylinder 12 is lowered, the seid hor d'will not interfere with the elevoting-corrier. f

The friction clutch 35, mounted on shaft 5 end operated by the lever 36 ot the' reor of the lender, has a choin drive 37 with the didercntioi-geer 38 carried by the driveshaft 39, sold drive-shaft being carried by the frame. rEhe traction wheels 2 ore driven by t-he endless-chains d0, from the driveshoft 39.

The short 43 cerried by the upright bars Iil, forms a.. pivotal support for the elevatingi'rorne o5, which carries et its lower end the carrying wheels L14, capable of longitudinal .ndjustment with respect to the frame 45. rihe endless conveyor 42 is driven from shaft ih @mi Shoit 43 is driven through the Ineens `oi spur-gear' 4:6 vfxedly secured thereto ond s nr- Ieer t7 xedly secured to the shaft 4:8.

he s ett 4:8 has o ,chain drive t9 with the sprocket-wheel 17 on the shaft 9.

A cross-conveyer 50, supported by the uprights 41, is d'iven b d1 "eers 51 52 eveleor 51- ein e seg j th Shangis; 'stir @n-gir' biting adopted to convey the menure deposited thereon by the elevating-conveyor, to o wegen which is drown elongside oi the louder.,

The tro-nt wheel support 53 is pivotolly connected to the freine ond is turned bye worm ond gear which is opereted by the hond wheel 5t.

yihe operation or the iooder. is es follows: With the shaft 5 being constantly driven by the engine, on operotor standing on the step 55, by octueting the lever 22, causes the cylinder l2 to be rotated in the direction indiceted by the arrow odjocent thereto, through the means ont clutch 21, chains 2d, 19 sind 20. rilhis operation also puts in motion the elevoting ond cross-conveyors; the elevatingconveyor through the ineens of chains 2t through means of bevel- Y the elevating-conveyer by and 49, and gears 47 and 46, the cross-conveyer 'being driven inthe direction of the' be seenv that this action winds the cable 33 upon the drum, thereby rocking the 1oars 10 and raising the cylinder l2. By letting the clutch slip the weight of the cylinder will cause the cylinder to fall and thus the down feed of the cylinder can be varied to suitl thek requirements'. rlhe operator on the rear step, by actuating the lever 36, causes traction to be applied to the wheels 2 through means of clutch 35, chain 37 leading to the diterentialgear and chains 40. When the cylinder is revolving, the teeth thereon gather the manure and throw it onto the elevating-conveyer, which in turn deposits it' upon the cross-conveyer which carries it to the side of the loader, depositing it in a wagon drawn alongside of the loader.

.llt will be seen that with. a loader ot this novel construction, that manure in the pile or as lit accumulates in the barn yard, can be easily land quickly gathered and conveyed to wagons, the vertical range o4 4the cylinder allowing it to operate at the various heights desired, and -the elevatingconveyer by coming in close proximity with the ground, gathers the manure that is'not thrown upon the cylinder, thus making a clean path w ere the manure is being gathered.

Mounted on shaft ll, outside of the bar 10, is the narrow cylinder 56which revolves with the cylinder 12, and is adapted when cutting into a bank ot manure, to make a clearance for the side'of the gatheringitrame, which'trame would not have a tree movement if it were not for this auxiliary cylinder. v rllhe apron ,jpg mechanism and the and gathering cylinder.

carried by 'the elevating imanes frame t5, guides the manure thrown upon it vby the cylinder 56, to the elevating carrier. I claim as my invention: A manure loader comprising a truck, a driving mechanism carried thereby, a stationary standard carried by the truck adjacent the rear end of same and extending thereabove, an elevating conveyer frame disposed longitudinally above the truck, havlng its upper end pivotall'y supported byl said stationary standard, its lower end overreaching the forward end of the truck and having carrying wheels resting upon the ground whereby said conveyer frame will be swung vertically from its pivot-al support by the rise and fall of its wheeled end passing over 'irregular ground, a conveyer for said frame, a manure gathering frame -piv otally supported by the truck above said conveyer" frame and having one end thereof extending forwardly over the lower end of the said conveyer frame, a gathering cylinder carried by the free end of the gathering frame and. disposed beyond the wheeled end of the conveyer frame whereby when said gathering frame is swung vertically its gathering cylinder will be swung in a vertical range, the lower movement thereof being within afclose proximity of the ground and the end ot the conveyer frame, the igathering cylinder adapted to deposit manure gathered thereby during its vertical range ot movement, upon said elevating conveyer, and a driving connection between said drivlln testimony whereof ll have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

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